Compact



R. F. PARKER 2,437,1 20

March 2, 1948.

I COMPACTS Filed Jan. 2, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l MENTOR 2071/ 5' 1 4mm:

March 2, 1948. I R. F. PARKER 7 1 I v i COMPACTS Filed Jan. 2, 194728heets-Shet 2 007w r. PAPA/ER Patented Mar. 2, 1948 UNI T E D S TATE SPAT-EN T OF F 1 CE 2,437,120 COMPACT Ruth F. Parker, Memphis, Tenn.Application January 2, 1947, 'S'er'ialNo. 71-9340 2 Claims. 1 V g Thisinvention relates to compacts for women of aesthetic taste, whichcompacts are of flexible material and artistic design resembling a purseor bill fold and preferably are of artistically treated and tooledleather, and which are designed to include and associate in a singleneat package, easily placed Within and withdrawn from a handbag =01"purse, a group of muchly used articles dear to the feminine heart.

It further relates to improvements in the design, construction anddetails of such articles.

The objects of the present invention are: To provide an efiicient andartistic holder for as assortment of articles much used, and in fact, atleast necessary to the well being of a well groomed woman To improve thedesign and construction of such articles, and particularly that partthereof which'rel'ates to a powder holder andthe association of a powderpuff therewith.

The means by which the foregoing and other objects are accomplished andthe manner of their accomplishment will readily be understood from thefollowing specification upon reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is an elevational View of the compact with the holder and powderpocket flaps open; and

Fig. 2 a corresponding closed view.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken on the line III-III of Fig. 1 andother views; and

Figs. 4, 5 and 6, transverse sectional elevations taken on the linesIV--IV; V-V and VI-VI respectively of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawings in which the various parts are indicatedby numerals:

The compact is a rectangular holder having a front 12, which isarcuately folded back along its lower edge to form a bottom l4 and iscontinued upward to form a back l6, the side edges of the front and backbeing secured together by stitchings .l8 and IS, the top being open. Thefront I 2 also continues upward to form a flap 20, which is folded overthe open top of the holder and may be firmly secured when closed by asnap fastener 2223. Preferably the stitchings I8 and I9 are continuedaround the margin of the flap for over-ornamentation. 1

Within the holder are two linings 24 and 26, both of which areinterposed at one end of the holder between the front l2 and back l6 andare secured at such end by the stitching l8. One of these linings 24extends slightly beyond the middle of the holder and is there secured tothe back I6 by a vertical line of stitching 28.

The lining 241s tightly 'stitched along its lower edge to the holderback 16 by a liorizohtal line of stitching "30 and intermediate itslength is stitched also to'the back IB by a vrtic'al line of stitching32'defining a pocket fl wliich-is adapted to hold a lip stick 36 -and apocket 38 shown filled with facepowder. The upper edge 0f the lining 24along the powder-pocket 38 is par tially closed by horizontal stitching40 securing th'e lining to the back 115, the-line orstitching beinginterrupted to provide a restrict'ed opening through which the powder isintroduced. into the pocket "38. Along the top=of "the 'pocket 38 theinner lining is extended upward to form a flap 42 which is foldedover'the pocket top -'andsecured'by asnap fastener"44- '45 to formasecure closure for the restricted openirig'=cf the pocket.

The other lining =26 extends- 'from end toend of the case and-at itsopposite (to I8 ehd'is interposed between the front :I 2 and back HS andsecured by the stitching l9.

Intermediate its length the lining 26 is secured by the stitching 28defining pockets 46 and 48, one of which 46 is preferably adapted tohold a package of cigarettes and the other of which 48 lies behind thepockets 34 and 38, and being primarily a pocket for the reception of apowder puff 50, which it will be noted is largely on" center of thepowder pocket 38. The bottom edge of the lining 26 is preferablyunattached.

The lining 24 is apertured to providea small window 52, preferablyrectangular and of slightly less horizontal'width than depth, whichwindow is inherently positioned to lie adjacent one edge of the powderpuff 50, when the puff is disposed in the pocket 48 and therebynecessarily may deliver powder in adjacency to one edge only of thepuff, leaving the major portion of the puff substantially free of powderand available for spreading, and wiping off surplus powder from the faceof the user. The window 52 is covered by a screen 54 of fine mesh cloth,preferably silk, through which the powder in the pocket 36 may sift veryslowly.

The front H of the case, being free from the lining 26 throughout itslength, may be spaced therefrom to make available a pocket space 56 forthe reception of other articles, but except when so occupied willordinarily lie against the lining 26, as shown in Fig. 4.

It will be understood that variations may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the spirit of my invention and it isnot my intention to limit myself to such detail except where in a claimit is specifically set out.

I claim:

1. A compact, including a rectangular sheet as of leather, folded toestablish a front, a back and a cover of an elongated holder, said frontand back being stitched together along their end edges to complete saidholder, said cover being adapted to overlie said back and meansdetachably securing the lower edge of said cover to said back; a pair oflinings within said holder, both said linings being interposed at oneend between said front and back and secured by one said end stitchings,a first of said linings being coextensive in length with said holder andbeing interposed between the opposite ends of said front and back andsecured by the other said end stitching, the second said lining beinginterposed between said first lining and said back, both said liningsbeing secured intermediate the length of said holder to said back by avertically disposed line of stitching to establish between said. firstlining and said back a vertical pocket as for the reception of a packageof cigarettes, and between said linings a pocket for a powder puff, thesecond said lining between the first said intermediate line of stitchingand the first secured ends of said linings being secured to said back bya second intermediate vertically disposed line or" stitching, effectingwith said back a pocket for face powder, and a pocket as for a lipstick, said second lining being secured to said back along the loweredge of said lining to establish a bottom at least for said powderpocket. said second lining having therethrough a win dow for passage ofpowder from said powder pocket to a pufi within said puff pocket, and arestraining screen as of fine mesh cloth secured over said window, saidwindow being oliset longitudinally of said holder with respect to thecenter of said pufi pocket to effect delivery of powder to an edgeportion only of said puff.

2. A compact, including cover portions establishing a holder, and a pairof linings disposed in said holder, said linings being secured to a wallof said holder by vertically disposed lines of stitching spaced apart toestablish between said wall and a first of said linings a first pocket,and between said linings an overlying pocket for a powder puff, saidfirst lining being secured to said wall by an additional line ofstitching subdividing said first pocket into subpockets and beingadditionally secured along its lower edge to said wall to establish abottom for at least one of said sub-pockets, adapting same to receiveface powder, said first lining having therethrough a window overlying arestricted area of said bottomed sub-pocket, and a screen of finemesh'material as silk over said window, restricting passage of powderfrom said pocket, said Window being inherently offset longitudinallyfrom the center of said overlying puff pocket to insure delivery ofsaid. powder to an edge portion only of said pufi.

RUTH F. PARKER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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